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  • Mrs Miles's Diary

    The Wartime Journal of a Housewife on the Home Front

    by Constance Miles ...
    Better times will come again - a fascinating insight into how ordinary people cope in extraordinary circumstances.At the outbreak of the Second World War Constance Miles was living with her husband in the pretty Surrey village of Shere. A prolific correspondent with a keen interest in current affairs, Constance kept a war journal from 1939 to 1943, recording in vivid detail what life was like for ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Rudin

    Enriched edition. A Novel

    by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev, Miles Fenner ...
    Translated by Constance Garnett ...
    In "Rudin," Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev intricately explores the conflict between intellectual ideals and the realities of Russian society in the 19th century. Through the character of Dmitry Rudin, a charismatic but ultimately insubstantial revolutionary, Turgenev captures the disillusionment of the intelligentsia who aspire to effect change yet fail to bridge the gap between ambition and action. ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fathers and Children

    Enriched edition.

    by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev, Miles Fenner ...
    Translated by Constance Garnett ...
    In "Fathers and Children," Ivan Turgenev masterfully explores the generational conflict between the old guard of Russian aristocracy and the emerging nihilistic youth of the 19th century. Through the interactions of his central characters, especially the idealistic Bazarov and the disillusioned Arkady, Turgenev delves into complex themes of love, ideology, and the nature of human connection. His ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    by Lena Kennedy ...
    Four decades. Four generations. One World War.Raised in Stepney, the heart of London's East End, Maggie Riley is the only child of an Irish widower. When she becomes pregnant at the age of fifteen she is delighted, for it means she has captured her beloved Jim Burns.But life is a constant struggle - to bring up her four sons, to cope with a part-time husband, to 'better herself'. And that struggle ... Read more

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  • Sing Me Home

    a heart-warming and nostalgic family saga about finding your way home

    by Annie Wilkinson ...
    **A heart-wrenching and nostalgic family saga from the acclaimed author of The Land Girls. Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Margaret DickinsonA YOUNG MINER'S DAUGHTER WITH THE VOICE OF AN ANGEL - BUT CAN IT LEAD HER HOME AGAIN?**As a poverty-stricken miner's daughter growing up in a small village near Durham, fifteen-year-old Ginny Wilde yearns for adventure. But she gets more than she ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Palace of Curiosities

    by Rosie Garland ...
    A luminous and bewitching debut novel that is perfect for fans of Angela Carter. Set in Victorian London, it follows the fortunes of Eve, the Lion-Faced Girl and Abel, the Flayed Man. A magical realism delight.Before Eve is born, her mother goes to the circus. She buys a penny twist of coloured sugar and settles down to watch the heart-stopping main attraction: a lion, billed as a monster from the ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • The Little Runaways

    by Cathy Sharp ...
    Series Book 2 - Halfpenny Orphans
    A gritty drama that will appeal to fans of The Throwaway Children and authors Nadine Dorries and Kitty Neale.When little Terry and Nancy arrive at the door of St Saviour’s Children’s Home, they seem shellshocked after being orphaned in the fire that killed their parents. Terry is terribly damaged by his experiences, though the concerned staff, especially Angela Morton, suspect that there is ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

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  • Her Sister's Gift

    by Isabel Jackson ...
    While her mother is at home giving birth, eleven-year-old Isa must look after her younger siblings, but when her little sister is killed in an accident on a trainline she carries the guilt through the rest of her life.As Isa grows up, more tragedy strikes: her mother dies of a broken heart after giving birth to a stillborn son, and her father finds solace in heavy drinking. Though Isa finds ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • The Road Beneath Me

    by Jessica Blair ...
    When Kate Swan's overbearing father demands that she obey him by marrying a man she despises, she refuses and is cast out of her comfortable home in Whitby. Fortunately, a kindly local widow is looking for a lady companion and, for the moment, Kate's future is assured. Meanwhile in Shetland, Malcolm McFadden, heir to the Garstan Estate, disagrees with his father's plan to clear the crofters from ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

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  • Long Summer Day

    The first in the magnificent saga trilogy

    by R. F. Delderfield ...
    Series series A Horseman Riding By
    1902-1911An age of innocence and hope.Before the storm clouds roll over Europe.As Paul Craddock recovers from his Boer War injuries, he starts to plan a new life. As soon as he is able he invests all he has in a remote but beautiful estate in Devon, determined to make something wonderful of the place and to be at the heart of what is most real and most important.Then he meets Grace, beautiful and ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • In Search of the Real Dad's Army

    The Home Guard and the Defence of the United Kingdom, 1940–1944

    by Stephen M. Cullen ...
    "A fascinating examination of one of the best-known British forces of the Second World War . . . An efficient and increasingly professional military unit." — History of WarWhat was the Home Guard? Who were the men and women who served in it? And what can be said of their real role and significance once the popular myths have been stripped away?Despite the fame of the Home Guard—of Dad's Army—the ... Read more

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  • Dilly's Lass

    The second book in the much-loved trilogy from bestselling author Rosie Goodwin

    by Rosie Goodwin ...
    Years ago Dilly made the devastating decision to give her baby daughter to wealthy local family, the Farthings. She is still living with the consequences of her choice when the daughter she gave away all those years ago turns up on Dilly's doorstep, with a baby girl in tow, begging for help. Olivia has a secret she only feels safe telling Dilly.Sworn to secrecy, Dilly agrees to help, delighted to ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD